pollution

Environment

The Plastic Microbeads in Your Body Wash Are Fucking up the Great Lakes

08.29.14

By Allison Tierney and Allison Elkin
Tech

Scientists Propose Using Lasers to Fight Global Warming From Space

08.22.14

By Brian Merchant
A Massive Pile of Rubbish in South East London Keeps Going Up in Flames

08.18.14

By Tabby Kinder, Photos: Adrian Choa
Pulse

Tailings Ponds are the Biggest Environmental Disaster You’ve Never Heard Of

08.08.14

By Peter Moskowitz
Tailings Ponds Are the Biggest Environmental Disaster You’ve Never Heard Of

08.07.14

By Peter Moskowitz
Tech

The Quest To Turn Littered Cigarette Butts into Something Useful

08.06.14

By Ben Richmond
Tech

The Amazon Fire Is the Most-Polluting Smartphone

07.25.14

By Brian Merchant
Unist’ot’en Camp Evicted a Fracked Gas Pipeline Crew from their Territories

07.25.14

By Michael Toledano
Tech

Motorways Are Building Roadside Barriers to Shield Towns from Pollution

07.25.14

By Victoria Turk
Pulse

The Strange Case of Pictou County, Nova Scotia—A Community Supported by Toxic Mills

07.24.14

By Miles Howe
Tech

To Find Aliens, We Should Look for Industrial, Polluted Wastelands

07.23.14

By Becky Ferreira
The Strange Case of Pictou County, Nova Scotia—A Community Supported by Toxic Mills

07.21.14

By Miles Howe

The Latest

Gaming

Xbox Game Pass Surprises Users With a New 2025 Game Today

Xbox Game Pass adds a 2025 title today and gives players a chance to catch up on the latest installment in the franchise.

04.03.26

By Denny Connolly
Screenshot: The Pokémon Company

Gaming

Pokémon Champions Mega Abilities Leak Reveals Overpowered New Forms

A new leak might have just revealed most of the new Mega Abilities in Pokémon Champions. If true, it makes some Pokémon overpowered.

04.02.26

By Brent Koepp
PlayStation 5s – Credit: Sony

Tech via

Amazon Is Still Selling the PlayStation 5 at Its Old, Lower Price

I don’t often urge people to run, run, run and buy a deal, but if you want a PS5 before the price hike kicks in, I wouldn’t wait long past lunch.

04.02.26

By Matt Jancer | Reviewed by Ysolt Usigan
Tunvarat Pruksachat/Getty Images

Life

This ‘Healthy’ Ingredient You’re Probably Eating Might Give You a Stroke

If you’ve had a protein bar that wasn’t inedible, it’s probably because of erythritol. It’s just too bad that it might give you a stroke.

04.02.26

By Luis Prada
Sugar, The Surfing Dog

Life

Remembering Sugar the Surfing Dog, World Champion Dog Surfer

RIP Sugar.

04.02.26

By Luis Prada